The city of Seymour has postponed Monday night’s scheduled fireworks until Saturday, due to the weather.

The U.S. Postal Service last week unveiled a series of new stamps that honor soda fountain concoctions such as ice cream sundaes and banana splits.

On Friday, state postal officials held an event at Zaharakos to unveil the five new stamps. Columbus postmaster Terri Muir says that the stamps are on sale now and she has ordered extra copies of the booklets.

Four people were arrested over the weekend on Georgetown Road for allegedly dealing methamphetamine in Columbus.

According to the Indiana State Police, Bartholomew County probation officers were doing a home visit on Georgetown Road when they discovered about 140 grams of crystal methamphetamine in a bag.

State police served a search warrant on the home at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday and allegedly found drug paraphernalia.

Troopers arrested 49-year-old William Money and 27-year-old Christina Turnbloom, both of Columbus, along with 25-year-old Shara Turnbloom and 27-year-old Nicole Dennis , both of Edinburgh. Preliminary charges include:

Money, dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, and maintaining a common nuisance.

Christina Turnbloom, dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Shara Turnbloom, dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, and visiting a common nuisance.

Dennis, dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, and visiting a common nuisance.

A Seymour man was flown to an Indianapolis hospital after a Friday evening crash in Jackson County. A spokesperson for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department says that deputies responded to the scene, in the 4700 block of County Road 700 East, at 7:38 p.m.

When first-responders arrived, they reported finding 46-year-old David Brasher, II, sitting behind the driver’s seat of an SUV, bleeding from the face. Authorities say that Brasher was able to speak, as he was being tended to by members of Jackson County EMS and the Vernon Fire Department.

Investigators say that it appears that Brasher’s vehicle was headed south on County Road 700 East, when it crested a hill. They say that the vehicle likely went airborne, before landing on its right side, then going off the road. Authorities say that Brasher’s SUV then returned to the road and crossed over to the other lane where it struck a row of corn, mailbox and a pair of newspaper boxes. From there, they say that the vehicle struck a utility poll, snapping it, before finally coming to rest back in the road.

Authorities say that Brasher was initially taken, via ambulance, to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour. From there, they say that he was flown to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Brasher’s condition has not been released.

The Sheriff’s Department says that Brasher’s vehicle , from the time that it first went off the road until it finally came to rest, traveled nearly one-thousand feet. Authorities say that alcohol may have been a factor in the crash, but they note that the investigation is ongoing.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is thanking Jackson County EMS, the Vernon Fire Department and Jay Newberry, Chief of the Grassy Fork Fire Department, for their help at the scene.

A number of customers of Eastern Bartholomew Water Corp. will be inconvenienced over the next several days by a boil water advisory.

A spokesperson says that a water main break led to the advisory.  It was fixed at about 3 a.m. Friday. The advisory is in effect through Wednesday and impacts all of Taylorsville, including County Road 550 North, along US 31, Talberton Addition and surrounding areas. Officials say that customers should boil all cooking and drinking water prior to consumption.

For more information, including help determining if your home or business is included in the boil advisory, call Eastern Bartholomew Water Corp. at (812) 526-9777. You may also visit their website at www.ebwonline.net.

A two-vehicle crash late Thursday afternoon in Shelby County closed one direction of Interstate 74 and sent multiple people to the hospital.

Louie Koch, Chief Deputy of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, says that his department received the call at about 5 p.m. Deputies responded shortly thereafter to the scene, near the 101 mile marker of eastbound I-74.

When they got there, deputies reported finding an inverted passenger van, along with a car, sitting in the eastbound lanes of the interstate, bringing traffic in that direction to a complete stop. Koch says that members of the Shelbyville Fire Department and Moral Township Fire were on the scene treating multiple patients and that a Lifeline helicopter was en route.

Koch says that an investigation revealed that the van was headed west on I-74 when it began to skid through the median. That resulted in the van rolling over and becoming airborne, before ultimately careening into the path of the second vehicle, resulting in a collision.

The Sheriff’s Department identified driver of the van as Douglas Hirschfeld, 18, of Indianapolis. They say that his passengers included Luca Ruby, 19, Lewis Dilts, 18, Timothy Brogan, 18, and Patrick Brogan, 18. Authorities say that Brogan was flown to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. They add that Dilts and Ruby were also taken to Methodist, where all three are listed in stable, but critical, condition. Sheriff’s officials identified the driver of the car as Cecilia Snow, 19, of Greensburg. They say that she was taken to Major Hospital in Shelbyville, but her condition was not released.

Koch says that the investigation is ongoing and added that toxicology reports are pending for both drivers.

The State Street Area Association will be collecting donations for victims of last week’s Stonegate Apartments fire over the next few weeks.

Collections will be taken at the America and Roby Anderson Community Center (the former Eastside Community Center) at 421 McClure Road:

• Tuesday, July 5th 4 to 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 6th 4 to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, July 9th 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
• Monday, July 11th 4 to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, July 12th 4 to 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 13th 4 to 6 p.m.

Items needed include:
General items:

• Bottled water
• Paper plates
• Plastic utensils
• Napkins and/or Paper towels

Health:

• Bandages
• Rubbing Alcohol
• Peroxide
• Antibiotic Ointment
• Hand Sanitizer

Personal Hygiene Products:

• Shampoo/Conditioner
• Body Wash for men, women, and children
• Toothpaste and Toothbrushes
• Combs
• Brushes
• Nail files, clippers
• Shaving cream
• Disposable Razors
• Soap
• Body Lotion

Cleaning:

• Laundry Soap
• Fabric Softener
• Laundry Baskets or hampers

Office:

• Notebooks
• Pens and/or Pencils
• Envelopes
• Stamps

Gift Cards:

• Restaurants
• Laundromat
• Department Store

For more information call Julie Bilz at 812-371-7459 or email jabilz@msn.com; or Wendy Eubanks at 812-375-4814 or email steveeubanks@att.net

State Street Area Association Facebook page

Columbus firefighters know that a lot of people will be setting off fireworks over the next few days as part of their Independence Day celebrations.

Capt. Mike Wilson, spokesman for the fire department, offers some tips to keep your family and your property safe.

He suggests making sure that you have an extinguishing agent handy, whether a garden hose or a fire extinguisher, should a fire break out.

Wilson also suggested only having one person shoot off the fireworks, to avoid getting in each others way, to allow plenty of room for your fireworks display and to take care to supervise any children who are near fireworks. He said more than a third of fireworks injuries happen to children under the age of 15.

He also said that if you let children use fireworks and give them a lighter or matches to do so, to make sure to collect those igniters at the end of the evening.

Other fireworks safety tips from the firefighters include:

• Always wear shoes in an area where fireworks are being used. Sparkler sticks can burn the skin after being discarded on the ground.
• Wear eye and hearing protection when lighting fireworks.
• Light only one firework at a time.
• Don’t try to relight fireworks that don’t light initially.
• Confirm rubbish or leaves are cleared from the area where fireworks will be used.
• Don’t place your face or body over a mortar style firework.

A search for a fugitive in Jennings County led to two arrests on drug charges, according to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department.

On Tuesday night, deputies served an arrest warrant on 33-year-old Joni Little at a house on Whitehall Drive in Country Squire Lakes, says Lt. Mike Mowery, spokesman for the sheriff’s department. Little was taken into custody without incident but while in the home, deputies noticed what appeared to be drug-related items.

After getting a search warrant, deputies allegedly found items used in the sale of methamphetamine, marijuana, syringes, drug paraphernalia and other narcotics.

The homeowner 65-year-old Larry Janes was arrested on felony charges including dealing meth, possessing meth, child pornography, syringes, controlled substances and maintaining a common nuisance.

In addition to the original warrant for possession of syringe, Little is also facing felony charges of possession of meth, a syringe and a controlled substance.

There has been some movement to report on the project to revitalize State Street on Columbus’ east side.

Mayor Jim Lienhoop says that the necessary permit from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has been received by the city. He says that, since Hawcreek is involved in the project, via improvements to a bridge spanning the waterway , the DNR became involved.

With the permit in hand, Mayor Lienhoop explains the next step…

Lienhoop says that he is hopeful that those bid documents will be finished soon. He adds that the quick approval from the State was unexpected…

The Mayor went on to say that once United Consulting has the bid documents ready, the process for formally bidding Phase I of the project can begin. Phase I is largely confined to bridge improvements that will help connect pedestrian traffic between downtown and the city’s east side.